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Chop Suey Nation
- Narrateur(s): Ann Hui
- Durée: 7 h et 24 min
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Description
In 2016, Globe and Mail reporter Ann Hui drove across Canada, from Victoria to Fogo Island, to write about small-town Chinese restaurants and the families who run them. It was only after the story was published that she discovered her own family could have been included - her parents had run their own Chinese restaurant, The Legion Cafe, before she was born. This discovery, and the realization that there was so much of her own history she didn't yet know, set her on a time-sensitive mission: to understand how, after generations living in a poverty-stricken area of Guangdong, China, her family had somehow wound up in Canada.
Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants weaves together Hui's own family history - from her grandfather's decision to leave behind a wife and newborn son for a new life, to her father’s path from cooking in rural China to running some of the largest "Western" kitchens in Vancouver, to the unravelling of a closely guarded family secret - with the stories of dozens of Chinese restaurant owners from coast to coast. Along her trip, she meets a Chinese-restaurant owner/small-town mayor, the owner of a Chinese restaurant in a Thunder Bay curling rink, and the woman who runs a restaurant alone, 365 days a year, on the very remote Fogo Island. Hui also explores the fascinating history behind "chop suey" cuisine, detailing the invention of classics like "ginger beef" and "Newfoundland chow mein", and other uniquely Canadian fare like the "Chinese pierogies" of Alberta.
Hui, who grew up in authenticity-obsessed Vancouver, begins her journey with a somewhat disparaging view of small-town "fake Chinese" food. But by the end, she comes to appreciate the essentially Chinese values that drive these restaurants - perseverance, entrepreneurialism and deep love for family. Using her own family's story as a touchstone, she explores the importance of these restaurants in the country’s history and makes the case for why chop suey cuisine should be recognized as quintessentially Canadian.
Ce que les critiques en disent
Winner of the 2019 Dr. Edgar Wickberg Book Prize for the Best Book on Chinese Canadian History
Winner - Gourmand World Cookbook Awards for Canada - Chinese cooking and food writing
Longlisted for the Toronto Book Awards
Ce que les auditeurs disent de Chop Suey Nation
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- Survivor
- 2020-08-15
Enjoyable “read”! Eye-opening and thoughtfully written.
I bought this audiobook as an obligatory purchase as it was a book club selection. However, I was surprised to be quickly pulled into the author’s personal story combined with journaling the shared history of so many Chinese restaurants in Canada on a very personal level. Enjoy!
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- Arachnitech
- 2021-11-04
Amazing to follow along
I really love this book, and to have the creator narrate the book just make it ever so much better. I am reading this book for a class assignment and I’m so happy I found this. It makes it easier to follow along while reading to keep up in pace. Her voice was nice to listen too and encouraged me to keep on reading. I have no problems with what she did. Thank you for making this auditable.
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- J Gregory
- 2020-07-27
Delightful story
I really enjoyed this look into a subject I had never thought about. I liked the way the author wove her personal story into the lives and businesses of the people she met along her trip. Well written and a fun read.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2021-05-29
Small Town Manitoban Remembers The “Chinese” Restaurant Fondly
I’m a fifth-generation Caucasian who grew up in small town Manitoba and this story resonates profoundly. I recall how “Chinese” was the taste of exotic for my families and families all around my hometown.
My father would drive for an hour to check out a new* Chinese place in the region. As an adult, with a broader palate, I recognize how distinct the Canadian versions of these dishes are and why they came to be. But it is still comfort food and feels important nonetheless.
* - Meaning new owners. The restaurants had operated for generations.
This book, well-performed by the author, feels like a critical part of the Canadian story. The fact that the author’s own personal history ties directly to the national history of Chinese-Canadian restaurants is a wonderful narrative kismet that makes for a breezy, yet informative listen. Strongly recommended.
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- howsjank
- 2021-10-14
Fascinating tale of Chinese immigrant experienc
Turns out the stories about the people who created the cuisine and perpetuated it are more interesting than the cuisine itself. The common threads through the stories are universal for the immigrant experience. Highly recommended.
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